Milk-pail.



M. M, LAHUE.

MILK FAIL.

APPLIoM-Ion ULEB Minn, 190s.

Patented Dec. 1, 1 908.

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MOSES M. LAIIUE, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS,

MILK-FAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application tiled. March 24, 1906. Serial No. 307,792.

To all wlmi/i it may concern:

Be it known that l, Moses M. linx-IUE, zi, citizen ol the lnited States, residing ait` Lowell, in the county ol l\liddlcsex, State of Massachusetts, lis-tvc invented a cert-ain neiv and iisclul linproveiiicnt in Milloljails, of which thiI following' is a specification, rel'erence boing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists in n pail for usel in milking, designed to receive und contain the milk under more cleanly and better sanitary conditions than in the case of the milk-pulls heretofore iii use; also adapted to be so )hired during the milking es to lesson the liability ol' the pail living stepped upon or kicked by a restless cow, :md further adapted t serve as u. sont for thc 'person doing the milking.

An embodiment ol' thc invention is shown in the drnwings, in which latter,A4

Figure l shows the said embodiincnt in side cleviitionv Figv .2 shows the same in vertical oross-eectiiiin with the cover uplifted.

M5' improved milk-pail comprises, essentially, a body-portion l and :i receiver?, the

said receiver being open-topped to receive milk directed into thc same during the milking operation, and beingr in communication with the interior of the body-portion through e concluetingportion so that milk enterin f the said receiver tloirs thence into the suit b0dy iortion. The body-portion l is furnished with it cover il, the ,cylindrical liange of which `lits down around the outside of thc. top of the said bodyjiortion. During the use of the pail in milking;y the seid cover remains in place, constitutinglr n closure for the top ol' the body-portion. The shell of receiver 2 is made with an outn'zirdlflnrl to facilitate outrance ol' milk. Within thel upper portion of the conituning-portion is located a .strainer comprising a cylindrical shell 5l, fitting nithin the shell ol the seid conducting; pori ion, and a wire cloth or other suitiililc diaphragm 5'2. The said strainer is furnished with ai tlm-ing or oiittiirried flange 52% which engages n ithin the inner portion of the thiro ol' the receiver to insure toe proper position ol' thc` etriiiner. A brace o extends t'roni the hodxwportion l to the conduetingpo-lion l, bridging the space between them and giving additional .support to the said condor;tiiig-iii il-ioni the .said brace servingr also as ti means ol' zitl'ording connection for one end of the heil 7, 'l`he bail is furnished with the usual handle S, end is hinged to the two ears 9, 91, one of which is riveted to the body-portion and the other to the brace. By fastening the ear 91 to the brace f3 at an intermediate point between the body-portion drawings, e proper balancing of the )ail is insured when the peil contains mi k. The body-portion is formed or provided with e ldownwardly extending cylindrical flange `10, which is designed to hold the bottom of the hodyqiortion troni resting directly upon the surface upon which the pail rests when in use, and also to aflol'd a steedier support when the pail is placed upon uneven ground or liooring.

The cover 4 constitutes a closed top for the pail, forming n scat for the millier. lVhen he is seated upon the seine, the receiver 2 proiects` forwardl)p bctneen his knees, into position beneath the cow being milko-d. vNone of the usual matters can drop into thc bodyportien of the pail, and those entering the receiver l are caught by he screen 52 of the strainer` The body-portion of thc pail, in consequence of being located nt one side of the cow is ont of the way of her feet, while the conducting; portion and receiver arc protectod b v the knees of the milkcr. 'l`he bottoni llengc l() is stoiithiv mede in order that it may siifelv withstand the etl'ect of the weight of the millier when he is seated upon the pail.

llt ll is fi` hnndle upon the rciir ol' the bodyporion, for convenience in tilting' the pail when tht` contents of thc peil ure to he poured out, Before pouring the same, the strainer is withdrewn l'rom itssent in connecticut with the` receiver es shown in Fig. '2, und, being,l in ii clciin condition7 ie inserted in a rcrcrsed position into the opening from the body-portion into the inner end ol the conducting por-- tion. To facilitate the extraction ol the strainer it is furnished with a ingonhold, as .54, Fig. 2, of convenicnt cluiriicter.

The described inilk-pail is adapted to he employed a collec-pot when collec is required to be nitide on a large scale. Vi hen thus employed, the strainer is seated in the opening from the body-portion into the conducting-portion. B): grasping; the conducting portion and receiver between his knees, the milker is enabled, without the use of his hands, to shift the peil about. more or less to follow the movements of a restless cow.

l claim its my inventionzl The covered milk-pail having the lateral and conducting-portion, shown in the.

extension with upcwtuppml rm-eivcr, and x uit the other to the said brace forward of the pmvidvd with tho removable .strainer adapt l said body. ed no be inserted im() mieli om] (if the said cx- In testimony whereof 1 n'fiix. my signature tension :ilr tim npiinii of thu user. i in presence (if two witness@v 2. film wi'flrvd iiiilL-pniihaving tvhelaituml MOSEQ M LAHUM extensum i1 ii nin-1|irnpl1ufl rcclver, Nie brace cfiiiiiwl ing thu siiiil uxivnsion with the \\'ih1esscs; body-purlhm l Hw pni, mid illu bail hinged CMAS, 1*, HAND/m1 it one end thurvnf 1u thv body oi' the pail and EmTM J. ANDERSON. 

